ACT MIDDLE EAST SUMMIT COPY DAY 2 – MIDDLE EAST READY TO MOVE FROM BEING A TECHNOLOGY IMPORTER TO INNOVATION LEADER, SAYS TOP CFO
September 23rd, 2024
While historically the Middle East has been known for shipping in new technology from overseas as required, there is growing regional ambition to be an innovation leader, said Youssef Salem, CFO of Abu Dhabi-based ADNOC Drilling – one of the largest companies in the sector.
Notably, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) government has launched several initiatives to push tech development forward, such as a National Innovation Strategy and the UAE Strategy for Artificial Intelligence (1) (2).
“We now want to go direct to the future and leapfrog as a creator and a ...
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